The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PORCINE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result PORCINE
- Piggy beginning to crawl in, occupying hole
- Piggy, initially patronised on requesting conch, is nobbled eventually
- Flexible on price of pigs
- Like pig that’s knocked back fruit in ecstasy
- Like farm animal that’s knocked over harvested stuff in back of store
- Piggy’s loose in last of maize crop
- Filthy monster drilling tree
- Swinish policeman sent back to overcome resistance in Spain
- After having egg, prince becomes like a pig
- Long to win gold cup at the inauguration… à la the Empress of Blandings
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The straight part
We know that "Swinish" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case swinish = porcine.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PORCINE mean?
PORCINE adjective- Of or pertaining to pigs.
- Overweight to the extent of resembling a pig; morbidly obese.